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DateGridClueAuthor
Tuesday, April 30, 201330AList shortcut: Abbr.Lynn Lempel
Thursday, April 11, 201334AAlternative to an ellipsis, maybeJim Hilger
Saturday, March 23, 201356A"Stuff like that"David Steinberg
Tuesday, March 19, 201334DList shortener: Abbr.Mike Buckley
Sunday, March 3, 20134DAbbr. sometimes seen twice in a rowSamuel A. Donaldson
Sunday, February 24, 201317DCommon abbr. after a commaJoe DiPietro
Thursday, February 14, 201342AEnumeration follower (2)Jules P. Markey
Thursday, October 18, 201249ASeries ender, oftenSamuel A. Donaldson
Monday, October 1, 20122DCatchall abbr. (7)Susan Gelfand
Sunday, August 26, 201251AEnd of the line?Amanda Yesnowitz and Doug Peterson
Sunday, August 12, 2012114AAbbr. for an unlimited number?Patrick Berry
Sunday, April 29, 201288DAnd everything else, for shortTracy Gray
Wednesday, March 28, 201264DAnd the like: Abbr.Joe DiPietro
Sunday, March 25, 2012109D"Too many to list" abbr.Patrick Berry
Friday, October 14, 201163AAbbr. after several examplesCaleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Class
Thursday, September 8, 20114DMore quickly?Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller
Tuesday, September 6, 201129AEnd-of-list abbr.Susan Gelfand
Friday, September 2, 201144A"And that sort of thing": Abbr.Tim Croce
Friday, August 19, 201123AAbbr. rarely seen at the start of a sentencePatrick Berry
Sunday, July 3, 20119A"I won't bore you with the rest"Pete Muller
Monday, June 20, 201143DAnd so forth, for short (2)Lynn Lempel
Sunday, April 24, 201183AAbbr. unlikely to start of a sentenceCaleb Madison and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Wednesday, April 13, 201127AAbbr. sometimes written twice in a rowElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, April 11, 201123AYadda, yadda, yadda: Abbr. (2)Ian Livengood
Sunday, March 6, 2011124DAnd the rest: Abbr. (2)David Levinson Wilk
Thursday, February 24, 201121DAbbr. for those who didn't make the listGary Cee
Tuesday, January 4, 201117AYadda, yadda, yadda: Abbr. (2)David Hanson
Saturday, January 1, 201131D"That sorta thing"Mark Diehl
Tuesday, December 21, 201045DCatchall abbr. (7)Alan Arbesfeld
Wednesday, July 14, 201019A"Yada yada yada"Michael Black
Sunday, February 28, 2010106DAnd other things: Abbr.Yaakov Bendavid
Sunday, October 11, 2009119ASentence shortener, for shortRandolph Ross
Wednesday, September 23, 200965ASeries ender: Abbr. (2)Jonathan Gersch
Tuesday, August 4, 200921AList ender: Abbr.Alan Arbesfeld
Sunday, July 5, 200946DSeries finale? (2)Tony Orbach and Amy Reynaldo
Thursday, May 14, 200925AAbbr. often repeated redundantlyDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, April 5, 2009106DEnd-of-sentence abbr. (2)Charles Deber
Friday, March 20, 20095DCondensation indicationDavid Levinson Wilk
Monday, February 9, 200927DAnd so on: Abbr. (6)Randall J. Hartman
Saturday, December 13, 200826ALetters used to avoid listingFrank Longo
Thursday, December 4, 20086DSeries finale?: Abbr. (2)Barry C. Silk
Sunday, November 2, 200810DAnd more: Abbr. (3)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, October 22, 200835DYadda yadda yadda (4)Gary J. Whitehead
Sunday, October 19, 200838AAnd more: Abbr. (3)Joe DiPietro
Tuesday, August 19, 200823AAnd others of the same sort: Abbr.Harriet Clifton
Friday, July 18, 20084D"You get the idea": Abbr.Mike Nothnagel
Tuesday, June 17, 200845DList ender (9)Steven Ginzburg
Sunday, March 16, 200829D"... to name just a few": Abbr.Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thursday, February 21, 20084DAbbr. that may precede an ellipsisPeter A. Collins
Monday, November 5, 200712DAnd so on: Abbr. (6)Jeremy Horwitz
Wednesday, August 15, 200736DList ender (9)Ray Fontenot
Tuesday, July 24, 20074DAnd more: Abbr. (3)Bruce Adams
Sunday, July 22, 200745DPlus more: Abbr.David Levinson Wilk
Monday, July 9, 200725AAnd so on: Abbr. (6)Peter A. Collins
Friday, May 18, 200719ASeries finale?: Abbr. (2)David Quarfoot
Thursday, March 22, 20078DCommon Latin abbr.Karen M. Tracey
Thursday, March 15, 20079DAbbr. after a comma (4)Michael Shteyman
Tuesday, December 12, 200651A"Yadda, yadda, yadda" (4)Stephen Manion and Victor Fleming
Saturday, September 23, 200634ATruncation indication: Abbr. (2)Matthew Lees
Monday, July 24, 20067DAnd so on: Abbr. (6)Richard Chisholm
Saturday, May 20, 200633DSeries finaleBob Klahn
Thursday, May 11, 200635DMail Boxes ___ (3)Joe DiPietro
Monday, April 24, 20068DAnd so on, brieflyLynn Lempel
Sunday, March 26, 200613D"You know the rest" abbr.Patrick Berry
Monday, December 5, 200546DList ender (9)Gary Steinmehl
Sunday, November 6, 200531DMail Boxes ___ (3)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, March 15, 20056DCatchall abbr. (7)Gail Grabowski
Monday, March 14, 200530DAnd others: Abbr.Robert Malinow
Wednesday, November 24, 200416A"Blah, blah, blah ..."Adam Cohen
Sunday, October 31, 20049D"..., ___"Patrick Merrell
Tuesday, September 14, 20044DAnd so on: Abbr. (6)Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Wednesday, August 11, 200412DList ender (9)Alan Arbesfeld
Thursday, June 24, 200439DTripled, a line from "The King and I"Patrick Merrell
Monday, May 17, 200444DAnd so forth (3)Ethan Cooper
Wednesday, April 14, 20044D"Yadda, yadda, yadda" (4)Randolph Ross
Sunday, January 18, 2004100DEnd-of-sentence abbr. (2)Arlan and Linda Bushman
Tuesday, January 13, 200464DList ender (9)M. Francis Vuolo
Sunday, December 28, 200375AAbbr. after a comma (4)Seth A. Abel
Sunday, December 21, 200378AOften-repeated abbr. (2)Frances Hansen
Wednesday, December 17, 20035DSeries ender: Abbr. (2)Leonard Williams
Wednesday, October 1, 200328DList abbr. (2)A. J. Santora
Sunday, August 3, 200365DHidden element in this puzzle's themeJim Page
Sunday, July 6, 200397ASentence-ending abbr. (2)Robert H. Wolfe
Friday, March 14, 200340DTruncation indication: Abbr. (2)Kevin Hagen
Sunday, February 9, 200371AAnd the rest: Abbr. (2)David J. Kahn
Sunday, December 1, 200263DList ender (9)David J. Kahn
Sunday, November 24, 2002114D"... yadda, yadda, yadda" (4)Nancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein
Sunday, October 20, 200291AAnd so on: Abbr. (6)Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, August 1, 200263DAnd so forth: Abbr.William I. Johnston
Sunday, July 28, 200289DList shortcutNelson Hardy
Friday, April 5, 200241AMail Boxes ___ (3)Peter Gordon
Tuesday, March 12, 200212DOften-repeated abbr. (2)Sarah Keller
Sunday, February 3, 200228ALast of a listRichard Silvestri
Friday, January 4, 20024DAnd more (3)David J. Kahn
Thursday, October 4, 200132DSeries ender?David J. Kahn
Saturday, September 8, 200160D"Yada-yada-yada"Jim Page
Friday, August 3, 200122AEnumeration follower (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, July 28, 200134DShort space saver?Rich Norris
Monday, July 16, 200145DList abbr. (2)Peter Gordon
Sunday, March 18, 200187AAbbr. often repeated after itselfRichard Silvestri
Saturday, March 17, 200119AWriting shortcutRich Norris
Sunday, January 14, 200165DAbbr. sometimes used twice in a rowNancy Salomon
Wednesday, March 8, 20005DBusy person's abbr.Greg Staples
Monday, February 14, 200065DAnd so forth (3)Nancy Kavanaugh
Friday, January 7, 200048DAnd that's not allManny Nosowsky
Sunday, December 5, 19996DReplacement for the unlisted?Joe DiPietro
Tuesday, October 5, 199936DYadda-yadda-yadda...Stephanie Spadaccini
Sunday, August 22, 199995ALister's abbr. (2)Raymond Hamel
Saturday, July 17, 199950ATruncation abbreviationRand H. Burns
Friday, March 12, 199924DEnumeration abbr.A. J. Santora
Thursday, November 12, 199843ACatchall abbr. (7)David J. Kahn
Saturday, October 31, 199852AAnd more (3)Joe DiPietro
Wednesday, October 7, 199849ACatchall abbr. (7)Randall J. Hartman
Saturday, September 5, 199856DAbbr. after a comma (4)Thomas W. Schier
Monday, June 29, 199849DAnd so on, for shortGregory E. Paul
Friday, May 8, 199810DSeries finale? (2)Harvey Estes
Friday, January 9, 199850ASubstitute for the unlistedManny Nosowsky
Thursday, December 25, 199739DAnd the likeA. J. Santora
Thursday, August 21, 199743AFamiliar substitutionMartin Ashwood-Smith
Wednesday, May 21, 199732DAnd so on (4)John D. Leavy
Thursday, April 24, 199753AAbbr. after a comma (4)David J. Kahn
Monday, March 17, 199728AAnd so on (4)Stephanie Spadaccini
Sunday, February 23, 1997108AList ender (9)Nancy Nicholson Joline
Friday, January 31, 199721ASentence-ending abbr. (2)M. Gaffney
Sunday, January 12, 1997109AMisc. endingM. Rosen
Monday, July 15, 19965AAnd so on... (4)S. Spadaccini
Friday, July 12, 199645ACatchall abbr. (7)Chuck Deodene
Tuesday, April 16, 199610DAnd so forth (3)G. E. Paul
Sunday, November 26, 199583ASeries endHarvey Estes
Sunday, October 22, 199550AAnd more (3)Matt Gaffney
Sunday, July 30, 19958DNonspecific abbr.Charles M. Deber
Friday, July 21, 19955DAnd so on (4)Matt Gaffney
Tuesday, April 4, 199535AList concluderDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, March 9, 199526DTime-saving abbr.Alex Vaughn
Wednesday, February 1, 199562DCatchall abbr. (7)Chet Currier
Sunday, December 4, 199462AInventory abbr.Robert H. Wolfe
Sunday, November 6, 1994108DLister's abbr. (2)A.J. Santora
Monday, October 24, 199449AList ender (9)Sidney L. Robbins
Saturday, September 3, 19945DList shortenerRaymond Hamel
Tuesday, June 28, 199439AAnd so forth, for short (2)Jonathan Schmatzbach
Wednesday, March 23, 199456AList ender (9)Cathy Millhauser
Friday, November 26, 199311DAnother list enderNancy A. Corbett

4 results for ETC from Variety puzzles.

DateTypeGridClueAuthor
November 11, 2012diagramless63AList-shortening abbr.Paula Gamache
March 9, 2008panda10DCommon abbreviation in alphabet cipherMel Taub
August 19, 2001panda10DStretched in the middleMel Taub
February 22, 1998diagramless35AList abbr.Frank Longo

72 results for ETC from older pre-Shortz puzzles.

DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Wednesday, November 17, 199339AList endingLois SidwayTaub
Friday, June 4, 199332DList ender, at timesJune A. BoggsMaleska
Sunday, May 30, 199373DRel. of dittoA. J. SantoraMaleska
Thursday, April 1, 19936DList enderAlfio MicciMaleska
Wednesday, March 3, 199347ACatchall lettersStanley GlassMaleska
Sunday, November 1, 19924DList enderCaroline G. FitzgeraldMaleska
Thursday, October 29, 199249DFamiliar abbr.Irene SmullyanMaleska
Tuesday, September 29, 199225DAnd so forth: Abbr.Norma SteinbergMaleska
Wednesday, June 10, 199224DEt al.'s kinBernice GordonMaleska
Monday, May 11, 199240DCousin of et al.Sidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Sunday, September 1, 19918DBel Kaufman's "Love, ___"Frances HansenMaleska
Tuesday, August 27, 19918DCatchall abbr.Fred TooleMaleska
Sunday, June 23, 199143AUbiquitous abbr.Victoria and Alex F. BlackMaleska
Wednesday, May 1, 199140DAnd so forth: Abbr.Christy RidleyMaleska
Saturday, March 23, 199116DCommon abbr.Kenneth WitteMaleska
Thursday, January 24, 19918DHandy abbr.Betty JorgensenMaleska
Sunday, November 25, 199089ABel Kaufman's "Love, ___": 1979Harold B. CountsMaleska
Sunday, October 21, 19906DList extenderPhyllis FehringerMaleska
Monday, August 20, 19907DCommon abbr.Peter SwiftMaleska
Tuesday, July 31, 199024AInclusive abbr.Martha J. DeWittMaleska
Thursday, July 19, 199024AList closingEli WesoffMaleska
Saturday, July 14, 199032DBel Kaufman's "Love, ___"Nancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Wednesday, July 4, 199034ACommon abbr.Reginald L. JohnsonMaleska
Monday, June 25, 199018DCatchall abbr.Fred TooleMaleska
Sunday, June 17, 199080AAnd the rest: Abbr.Jack L. SteinhardtMaleska
Monday, May 28, 19906DAnd so forth: Abbr.Sidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Monday, March 5, 199020ATail on many a listSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Friday, March 2, 199026AWidely used abbr.William BaxleyMaleska
Sunday, January 28, 199043DCatchall sentence enderLouis BaronMaleska
Tuesday, November 28, 198919AAnd so forth: Abbr.Sidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Saturday, November 18, 19898D"Love, ___," Bel Kaufman novelPatterson PeppleMaleska
Sunday, October 29, 198915DList enderAlfio MicciMaleska
Saturday, May 27, 198935DLister's lettersStanley NewmanMaleska
Thursday, April 6, 19898DAnd so forth: Abbr.Betty JorgensenMaleska
Sunday, February 19, 1989107DBlah, blah, blahA. J. SantoraMaleska
Monday, February 6, 198921DUseful abbr.Albert J. KlausMaleska
Sunday, January 1, 198953ARelative of et al.Frances HansenMaleska
Thursday, March 24, 198866AKin of et al.Bert RosenfieldMaleska
Saturday, January 23, 198812DShort catchallRobert KatzMaleska
Thursday, December 31, 19875DThe balance: Abbr.Christopher SherwoodMaleska
Saturday, October 24, 198765DCommon abbr.Kenneth HaxtonMaleska
Friday, August 14, 19877DEt al. relativePageMaleska
Monday, August 3, 198722ACommon abbr.Samuel J. SmartMaleska
Saturday, June 6, 198720ACatchall abbr.Gayle DeanMaleska
Friday, December 19, 198633DBel Kaufman's "Love, ___"Eugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Tuesday, December 16, 198655DCommon abbr.Jeanne WilsonMaleska
Thursday, December 11, 198662DList ender: Abbr.Nancy McCarthyMaleska
Sunday, November 16, 19862DCatchall abbr.Deborah Pelkey TrombleyMaleska
Tuesday, November 11, 19865DCommon abbr.Alfio MicciMaleska
Friday, October 10, 198662DRelative of et al.Nancy JolineMaleska
Sunday, October 5, 198663DList ending: Abbr.Joy L. WoukMaleska
Tuesday, August 19, 198623AAnd others: Abbr.Albert J. KlausMaleska
Sunday, February 16, 19865DRel. of et al.Warren W. ReichMaleska
Monday, January 13, 19869DKin of et al.S. E. WilkinsonMaleska
Friday, January 3, 198641DAnd more of same: Abbr.A. J. SantoraMaleska
Friday, October 4, 198561DHandy abbr.Daniel GirardiMaleska
Monday, September 9, 198525ACommon abbr.Albert J. KlausMaleska
Saturday, May 4, 198559AAnd so forth: Abbr.Gayle DeanMaleska
Thursday, March 28, 198554AAbbr. on a listJoel D. LafargueMaleska
Tuesday, March 26, 19858DAnd so forth: Abbr.Gayle DeanMaleska
Wednesday, March 6, 198532AAnd so forth: Abbr.Samuel J. SmartMaleska
Wednesday, February 20, 198539DCatchall abbr.Mary S. SnyderMaleska
Saturday, December 22, 198428ACatchall abbr.Kenneth HaxtonMaleska
Sunday, August 19, 19844DCatchall abbr.Mary Cee WhittenMaleska
Saturday, August 4, 198455DKin of et al.PageMaleska
Sunday, June 10, 198436ACatchall abbr.Mary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Thursday, December 22, 198320ACatchall abbr.HellerMaleska
Friday, October 14, 198359DSentence ending, sometimesWilliam E. HeinemannMaleska
Monday, July 11, 19834DAnd so on: Abbr.Sidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Saturday, June 25, 198339DTo Grecophiles, this is KTLPeter SwiftMaleska
Sunday, May 1, 198399DCatchall abbr.Mary Virginia OrnaMaleska
Sunday, February 27, 198345ACatchall abbr.Carol DuttingMaleska